V's 5 Star Reads of 2020

Some of these are examples of excellent storytelling. Some are very coherent discussions. And some are exactly my kind of stupid. You can probably guess which are which.

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Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)

Battle Royale

1

Koushun Takami

The Black Flamingo (Dean Atta)

The Black Flamingo

2

Dean Atta

The Book of Negroes (Lawrence Hill)

The Book of Negroes

3

Lawrence Hill

Breadcrumbs (Ursu, Anne)

Breadcrumbs

4

Ursu, Anne

Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Crime and Punishment

5

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)

Cry, the Beloved Country

6

Alan Paton

A Die Hard Christmas (Doogie Horner)

A Die Hard Christmas

7

Doogie Horner

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

8

Brittney Cooper

Fool (Christopher Moore)

Fool

9

Christopher Moore

Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)

Freshwater

10

Akwaeke Emezi

Getting Schooled (Christina C. Jones)

Getting Schooled

11

Christina C. Jones

The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)

The Girl Who Played With Fire

12

Stieg Larsson

The Good Son (You-Jeong Jeong)

The Good Son

13

You-Jeong Jeong

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

14

Dr. Seuss

If I Had Your Face (Frances Cha)

If I Had Your Face

15

Frances Cha

If You Hear Me (Pascale Quiviger)

If You Hear Me

16

Pascale Quiviger

Into the Drowning Deep (Mira Grant)

Into the Drowning Deep

17

Mira Grant

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue

18

V.E. Schwab

Leviathan Wakes

Leviathan Wakes

19

Long Way Down (Jason Raynolds)

Long Way Down

20

Jason Raynolds

The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline)

The Marrow Thieves

21

Cherie Dimaline

Optimists Die First (Susin Nielsen)

Optimists Die First

22

Susin Nielsen

Passing (Nella Larsen)

Passing

23

Nella Larsen

The Phantom of Menace (Ian Doescher)

The Phantom of Menace

24

Ian Doescher

Please Look After Mom (Kyung-Sook Shin)

Please Look After Mom

25

Kyung-Sook Shin

The Rage of Dragons (Evan Winter)

The Rage of Dragons

26

Evan Winter

Real Men Knit (Kwana Jackson)

Real Men Knit

27

Kwana Jackson

Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)

Ring Shout

28

P. Djèlí Clark

The Serpent of Venice (Christopher Moore)

The Serpent of Venice

29

Christopher Moore

Seven Years of Darkness (You-Jeong Jeong)

Seven Years of Darkness

30

You-Jeong Jeong

The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)

The Shadow of the Wind

31

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Shakespeare for Squirrels (Christopher Moore)

Shakespeare for Squirrels

32

Christopher Moore

So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)

So You Want to Talk About Race

33

Ijeoma Oluo

The Stupidest Angel (Christopher Moore)

The Stupidest Angel

34

Christopher Moore

Trail of Lightning (Rebecca Roanhorse)

Trail of Lightning

35

Rebecca Roanhorse

Warrior of the Wild (Tricia Levenseller)

Warrior of the Wild

36

Tricia Levenseller

The Weight of Our Sky (Hanna Alkaf)

The Weight of Our Sky

37

Hanna Alkaf

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Randall Munroe)

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

38

Randall Munroe

You Will Not Have My Hate (Antoine Leiris)

You Will Not Have My Hate

39

Antoine Leiris

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